GTTN

Global Timber Tracking Network

[Earth Negotiations Bulletin @IISD_ENB]

The penultimate day of #ITTC57 was an exercise in the legalities and procedures of the governing bodies of multilateral agreements as Council members tried to elect an Exec. Director for @itto_sfm

Our highlights 👉 https://t.co/VRlmvE2NA4

[Earth Negotiations Bulletin @IISD_ENB]

After a week of talks, #ITTC57 delegates agreed to renew the International Tropical Timber Agreement, 2006 for 5 years, elected a new Exec. Director of @itto_sfm, and addressed the growing number of late payments and arrears of contributions

Our summary🔗 https://t.co/X3PCCexHeB

[GTTN @GTTNetwork]

Don't miss our new playlist of #tutorials on how to use the GTTN Information System (Service Provider Directory and Reference Database).
Together we can fight #illegalogging!
🎥 https://t.co/NxmRHy7gEy

[GTTN @GTTNetwork]

Learn how to find and share information on #wood samples and reference data for any #WoodIdentification method watching our new video #tutorial!
🎥 https://t.co/sZrpjErLAW

[GTTN @GTTNetwork]

Run a query for #WoodID labs! Watch this video #tutorial on how to find expertise to help you check the wood species and geographical origin of trade claims.
🎥 https://t.co/HI5U1u6pPJ

[GTTN @GTTNetwork]

Interested in providing #WoodIdentification services? Here is a video #tutorial on how to register your organization on the GTTN Service Provider Directory and update your laboratory's information.
🎥 https://t.co/FDtV4vGrdF

[IAWA @IAWA_Wood]

Announcement! The newly established International Research Group aims to establish a global network of wood collections and databases, develop new wood ID techniques, and promote the conservation of tree species, & legal and sustainable trade of timber!

https://t.co/9S8mThq572

[GTTN @GTTNetwork]

European #charcoal looked under the 3D microscope of Volker Haag from @Thuenen_aktuell Did you know that according to this study 46% of the charcoal from all countries studied contained subtropical and tropical species? Read more ➡️ https://t.co/90D8GEihBm

[GTTN @GTTNetwork]

The latest @IAWA_Wood newsletter is now available! Don't miss the new event dates, the call to participate in the Global Xylaria Survey and more.
Read more ➡️https://t.co/gZnR9XkrRu
#WoodAnatomy #WoodID

[GTTN @GTTNetwork]

📣 @FrontiersIn calls for abstracts and manuscripts on "Identification and Control of the Geographic Origin of Plant Materials: Investigation of Ambient Influences and Environmental Selection".
https://t.co/yiSbnb7Pg1 #WoodID #TimberTracking

[GTTN @GTTNetwork]

@COFOregonState opens Wood ID & Screening Center #WoodID #TimberTracking https://t.co/KuWVy008lb

[Forest Trends @foresttrendsorg]

In Peru, efforts to improve traceability along the timber supply chain are hampered by handwritten record keeping and documentation. @foresttrendsorg examines directives introduced to tackle this challenge in new report: https://t.co/PVgMnqruI7 @SUNATOficial @TimberTradeFed

[ITTO - International Tropical Timber Organization @itto_sfm]

An ITTO project has helped develop a DNA-based timber-tracking system.
Read ‘Supporting legal timber supply in Indonesia’ in TFU 28/3-4: https://t.co/swgzKDpw1M #itto #sfm #dnatracking #sdg

[International Partnerships Facility @EFIpartnerships]

Illegal timber trade is an environmental crime worth up to USD 152 billion annually. The #FLEGT Action Plan is the EU’s response to the problem of illegal logging. Read more: https://t.co/MbpGhvtmaW #factoftheday

[GTTN @GTTNetwork]

Recently the @RNCan #Forestry discussed a Wood Identification Centre of Expertise to provide enforcement officers with tools to prevent illegal #forest products imports and to contribute to int'l efforts to combat #illegallogging and #trade. Read more here https://t.co/hPoHYlr1Xj

[IAEA NA @IAEANA]

@iaeaorg scientists develop new timber certified reference materials dedicated for stable isotope analyses to enable national labs identify source of timber products. 🌳🧬🔬

This may protect rain wood forests from illegal logging https://t.co/dI3Gv5mNy4 #WorldWildlifeDay

[CNN @CNN]

By turning old phones into recording devices, Topher White is helping to protect the rainforest from illegal loggers https://t.co/afVQ4mq79T #CallToEarth #PerpetualPlanet

[Virginia Tech Engineering @VTEngineering]

Eli Vlaisavljevich, assistant professor of @BEAMvt, has received a $1 million grant from the @MooreFound to develop new technology that could help stem illegal timbering and the resulting effect on the environment.
https://t.co/I4CkliFl2A

[Victor Deklerck @VictorDeklerck]

It was a pleasure to speak about chemical fingerprinting to track illegal logging at the SRG workshop of the European Commission. New promising techniques are always exciting and these should be utilized and explored!

[GTTN @GTTNetwork]

Ivonne Higuero, @CITES SG, summarising the outcomes of COP18 at the 55 @itto_sfm Council in Togo: "the wood identification techniques and tools have been highlighted as very much needed for CITES"